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A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

The fundraising race in House District 11 is getting more interesting every month. Moderate Republican Donnie Horner, who started strong, raised less than $4,000 in November, bringing his total raised up to $84,400, leaving him with just under $73,000 cash on hand. Meanwhile, Sheri Treadwell, who has called herself the “most conservative candidate in this […]

Drew WilsonNovember 10, 2015

October campaign finance reports put Republican candidates Donnie Horner and Sheri Treadwell firmly ahead of the competition in the six-way primary battle for House District 11. Treadwell raised the most money last month, with $10,290 in contributions and only $50 in expenditures. Heading into November, the former Duval County Supervisor of Elections employee had just […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2015

In a crowded six-way scrum for the right to succeed termed-out Janet Adkins in Northeast Florida’s very conservative HD 11, candidate Cord Byrd graced mailboxes in the Jacksonville Beaches with a mailer billed as a “sportsman alert,” by way of soliciting ballot access petitions, presumably from said sportsmen (and maybe the occasional sportswoman, if she has time […]

Julie DelegalOctober 15, 2015

Rights, even those guaranteed by the constitution, are never absolute. Free speech rights don’t protect us from committing libel or slander, for example. They don’t protect us from yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. But so far, no one is challenging the NRA for its abuse of the First Amendment: spreading misinformation about guns in […]

Julie DelegalOctober 14, 2015

Rights, even those guaranteed by the constitution, are never absolute. Free speech rights don’t protect us from committing libel or slander, for example. They don’t protect us from yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. But so far, no one is challenging the NRA for its abuse of the First Amendment: spreading misinformation about guns in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

If you’re like me, you’ve heard gun control debates for decades (perhaps even since speech class in high school), and you might believe that, per Shakespeare, there is nothing new under the sun. The one on Monday evening at the University of North Florida, moderated by UNF President John Delaney, didn’t disprove the lede. It did include […]

Drew WilsonOctober 9, 2015

Neptune Beach Republican Cord Byrd put out a news release Thursday touting $13,140 in September contributions, but new finance reports show at least two other Republicans vying for the HD 11 seat posted five-figure hauls last month. Byrd’s fundraising numbers include $1,415 from a pair of in-kind contributions for print advertisements and a fundraising event, putting his September […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 7, 2015

Cord Byrd is one of six candidates in the crowded HD 11 primary to replace term-limited Janet Adkins, and odds aren’t necessarily with him. With just under $9,000 in the bank, he trails Donnie Horner and Sheri Treadwell in the race for campaign cash. Despite this, Byrd has a distinction the other candidates in that primary […]

Melissa RossOctober 5, 2015

It’s presented as the next program in the OneJax Institute’s “Civil Discourse” series. But an upcoming forum on the UNF campus called Gun Control: A Loaded Topic, could get a bit heated. The free event, moderated by UNF president and former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney, will feature both supporters and opponents of the so-called “campus carry” […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

In a crowded six way race among Republicans in HD 11, Donnie Horner is lapping the field in terms of fundraising. August’s haul of $7,675, though modest compared to previous months, nonetheless had a couple of noteworthy names, in the form of GOP powerbrokers Michael Munz and Peter Rummell. Rummell gave $1,000 and Munz donated $500 on August 18. […]

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The Pasco County Sherriff's Office arrives in Taylor County ready to take care of business.

HD 11 money race continues to tighten

October fundraising puts GOP HD 11 candidates ahead of the pack

HD 11 GOP hopeful Cord Byrd sends out “sportsman alert” mailer invoking Hillary Clinton

Julie Delegal: The NRA has gone all the way down the rabbit hole

Julie Delegal: The NRA has gone all the way down the rabbit hole

Jax gun control forum covers familiar ground

HD 11 candidate Cord Byrd announces $13,140 haul in September fundraising

HD 11 candidate Cord Byrd to participate in Jacksonville gun control forum

OneJax/UNF forum on gun control timely, tense

More Jax power brokers line up behind Donnie Horner in HD 11